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wreak

[reek] / rik /


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Plus, AI startups rush to secure Manhattan offices, and data centers wreak havoc on a Missouri town.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Will she use this financial arrangement to wreak more havoc on your personal and financial lives?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The oil reserves countries and companies have in storage are helping fill shortfalls, but the squeezed supply chain could still wreak economic havoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

For Zhengyang Wang, who was part of a team of researchers who published a report on the ant trade in 2023 focusing on China, this is a worry and could "wreak havoc" with local ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Nemesis wanted him to wreak vengeance on Gaea?

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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